Mini course · Intermediate level
Falls Prevention Program Design
Reduce falls and injuries with a program that combines risk assessment, prevention and learning.
What is Falls Prevention Program Design?
Patient falls are among the most commonly reported safety incidents in hospitals and care homes, and can cause serious injury, loss of independence and longer stays. This course covers why patients fall, falls risk assessment tools and their limits, individualised multifactorial interventions, environmental safety, post-fall management, falls indicators and how to build and sustain a unit or organisation-wide program.
- Duration
- 1.5 hours
- Lessons
- 5
- Level
- Intermediate
- Format
- Online, self-paced
What you'll be able to do
- Identify intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls
- Evaluate the strengths and limits of falls risk assessment tools
- Plan individualised, multifactorial interventions for a described patient
- Assess a clinical environment for falls hazards
- Describe safe post-fall assessment and management
- Measure falls performance using appropriate indicators
Who this course is for
Course content
5 lessons · 1.5 hours total · free preview available
1Why Patients Fall
16 minFree preview· Course content
Why Patients Fall
Risk factors and their consequences.
2Assessing Risk
18 min· Course content
Assessing Risk
Available after you enroll.
3Interventions That Work
20 min· Course content
Interventions That Work
Available after you enroll.
4Environment and Post-Fall Care
18 min· Course content
Environment and Post-Fall Care
Available after you enroll.
5Building the Program
18 min· Course content
Building the Program
Available after you enroll.
Earn a credential employers can check
Every AIHCM credential has a unique ID that anyone can verify online in seconds.
Issued: on completion
How it works
- Finish all 5 lessons at your own pace.
- Get your digital credential with a unique ID.
- Share it — employers can verify it at aihcm.us.
Questions people ask
Do bed alarms and restraints prevent falls?
Evidence for alarms is mixed and restraints can cause harm. The course explains safer alternatives.
Which risk assessment tool should we use?
The course compares common approaches and explains why assessment must lead to individual action.
Is it relevant for care homes?
Yes. Long-term care examples are included.
How should falls be measured?
Typically as falls and injurious falls per 1,000 occupied bed days, which the course explains.